Mansaray Surname
Approximately 182,095 people bear this surname
Mansaray Surname User-submission:
In Mandinka (Mandingo), the word Mansa means 'sultan' (king) or 'emperor'.
It is particularly associated with the Keita Dynasty of the Mali Empire, which dominated West Africa from the thirteenth to the fifteenth century.
Read More About This SurnameMansaray Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Leone | 177,482 | 1:40 | 8 |
| Gambia | 1,617 | 1:1,190 | 167 |
| United States | 1,009 | 1:359,226 | 32,054 |
| England | 537 | 1:103,758 | 10,896 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Liberia | 482 | 1:9,146 | 1,030 |
| Australia | 112 | 1:241,033 | 22,440 |
| Canada | 98 | 1:375,975 | 33,576 |
| Netherlands | 57 | 1:296,266 | 35,624 |
| Spain | 42 | 1:1,113,144 | 39,565 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Lebanon | 9 | 1:626,343 | 14,059 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 1:5,767,808 | 55,416 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Guinea | 3 | 1:3,944,606 | 2,522 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Mansaray (78) may also be a first name.
Mansaray Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
In Mandinka (Mandingo), the word Mansa means 'sultan' (king) or 'emperor'.
It is particularly associated with the Keita Dynasty of the Mali Empire, which dominated West Africa from the thirteenth to the fifteenth century.
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Mansaray Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mansaray Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mansaray (Hindi: मन्साराय, Marathi: मन्साराय) has its highest incidence in Sierra Leone. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mansaray.
How Common Is The Last Name Mansaray? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,100th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 40,021 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mansaray are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,091,646th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 78 people.
It is most numerous in Sierra Leone, where it is borne by 177,482 people, or 1 in 40. Outside of Sierra Leone this surname exists in 56 countries. It also occurs in The Gambia, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Mansaray Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Mansaray surname are 40.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.86% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Mansaray earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 24.89% less than the national average, earning 259,957 kr per year; in United States they earn 12.89% less than the national average, earning $37,589 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.27% less than the national average, earning $32,656 CAD per year.
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Mansaray Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mansaray in the Hindi language | ||
| मन्साराय | mansaraya | - |
| Mansaray in the Marathi language | ||
| मन्साराय | mansaraya | - |
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